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"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."
-Robert A. Heinlein

60ish, Arlen Spector has said at least that he will not vote strictly on party lines. I really hope he holds to that, nothing could be worse than complete control of congress and the presidency by one party, either party.

Let 2 conservative SCOTUS members retire, and you'll really see the new Red Flag of the USSA.

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"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."
-Robert A. Heinlein

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"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."
-Robert A. Heinlein

This county was basically gone when Bush left office. That is why we had the Bush stimulus package and bailouts that Obama had to follow up.

Yeah, blame Bush for all the bad choices in congress...

(Note: I Blame Bush for his spineless signing of damn near every bill that came across the table.)

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"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."
-Robert A. Heinlein

But only when the Republicans held control of Congress. When the Democrats came into power, he couldn't veto the bills fast enough.

He vetoed exactly 12 bills. 11 of which, in all fairness, were after Dems took office. But to portray that as being veto happy is a little extreme. 11 bills in 2 years. Hell, I belive Ford had something like 66 vetoes in his career, and that was less than 4 years.

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"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."
-Robert A. Heinlein